electric kettles north america

[jason1973]

i realy like grainfarther, but its at very top end of my budget, when all i realy i need is better temp control than my induction burner.
was wondering if some thing like this was available in north america
or if could be modded for north america utility sockets?
would prefer 110/120v but 220/240v would work

 

[Pantherjon]

Looks pretty cool..And for about ~300 US ain't a bad price...With a name of Klarstein best chances it originates in Germany..Maybe contact them and see if they have plans on exporting to North America..

 

[dyqik]

If you have an induction burner to bring most of the heating power to get near strike temps, then a RIMS tube would be sufficient to maintain temperature.

It shouldn't cost more than about $300 to put a cheap RIMS system together (either stainless NPT pipe or TC pipe based), including pump (24V little tan pump + power supply), depending on how you do it.

 

[TexasWine]

i realy like grainfarther, but its at very top end of my budget, when all i realy i need is better temp control than my induction burner.
was wondering if some thing like this was available in north america
or if could be modded for north america utility sockets?
would prefer 110/120v but 220/240v would work

You don't need the Grainfather, even if you had the budget. Overpriced for what you get.

What if you installed a 120v element into your kettle? You can get a wired Ranco controller ($100), an element ($15), Hot Pod from Brewhardware.com ($26), some wiring and plug ($15), a 24v pump (max $50) and some silicon hose ($5). All in for a little over $200.